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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, Finance is more than a reporting function. Our Finance leaders work alongside business and commercial leadership to shape strategy, guide investment decisions and enable sustainable growth.
We are looking for an experienced Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to join our PDX Diagnostics business and act as a key finance partner to senior commercial leadership.
PDX provides diagnostic assays and instruments supporting the Multiple Myeloma and Immunodeficiency markets. With a strong growth trajectory and ambitious plans for the next five years, this is an opportunity to play an influential role in shaping the future direction and performance of the business.
Reporting into Finance leadership, you will lead an 8-person FP&A and Business Partnering team and serve as the primary Finance Business Partner to the Commercial Vice President.
This is an opportunity for an accomplished finance leader who enjoys operating at the intersection of strategy, commercial performance, analytics and people leadership.
Act as a trusted finance partner to senior commercial and business leaders, providing insight and constructive challenge to support better decision-making.
Translate financial and commercial performance into clear insights, identifying the underlying drivers of revenue, profitability, risk and opportunity.
Lead financial analysis and modelling to support strategic investments, growth initiatives and resource-allocation decisions.
Own and drive key financial processes including Annual Operating Plan (AOP), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR), forecasting and Strategic Planning (STRAP).
Connect short-term financial performance with the longer-term strategic direction of the business.
Develop scenarios and contingencies that enable leadership to respond quickly to changing customer, competitive and market conditions.
Partner closely with Commercial teams to strengthen forecasting, performance management and business decision-making.
Develop meaningful operational and financial metrics that provide greater visibility of business performance.
Use advanced analytics and visualization tools to make complex information accessible and actionable for senior stakeholders.
Champion opportunities to apply AI, automation and new digital capabilities within Finance, improving efficiency and the quality of business insight.
Lead, coach and develop a team of 8 FP&A and Finance Business Partnering professionals.
Create an environment of high performance, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Build strong partnerships across Finance, Commercial and the broader global organization.
We are looking for an experienced FP&A / Commercial Finance leader who combines strong financial expertise with the ability to influence senior business leaders.
You will ideally bring:
This position is based at our Birmingham, UK site and may require up to 10% international travel, primarily within Europe and to the United States.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.
